In the village of Great Shelford, something very strange is waiting inside the iconic red phone box in the High Street.

Locals and visitors are sometimes fooled as the phone box appears to have a permanent resident. A mannequin with a constantly-changing costume lives inside the box. She is part of an on-going art project being run by pupils from the local Great and little Shelford Primary School.

This month, to celebrate Easter, the mannequin is dressed as the Virgin Mary, in a yellow dress with a pink shawl.

Some people have even thought the mannequin is a real person using the phone

The unusual occupant has become a hit with residents, who praise the connection it makes between the village and the school. It has even fooled a few visitors who have mistaken the mannequin for a real person.

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“I think it’s great for the community. It is absolutely wonderful that the children can bring something in to the community. It brings the school closer to the village.

“I think there is something new there every month. You will often see people do a double take as they go past.

“Last year, their Easter display was Easter eggs. There were people trying to open the door to get in. It is a lovely sense of humour. In these days, there is so much doom and gloom about, it is nice to have something a bit fluffier.”